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Easy Horseradish Sauce

three jars of homemade horseradish sauce

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Simple recipes for homemade horseradish sauce – plain or cream style – made with fresh horseradish root.

Ingredients

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  • For basic sauce:
  • 1 cup horseradish, peeled and cut into 1/2″ cubes
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • For creamed sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish sauce
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise or sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. For Basic Sauce:
  2. Put all ingredients into a blender or food processor at high speed. Blend until creamy. Put in a jar and store in the refrigerator.
  3. For Creamed Sauce:
  4. In a small bowl, blend all ingredients. Makes about 1 cup. Store in refrigerator.

Notes

  • If you don’t have a food processor or blender, grate the horseradish root as finely as possible and blend with other ingredients for the basic sauce. For a hotter sauce, grind horseradish separately. Wait 3 to 5 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients. For a milder sauce, blend as directed.

For homemade cocktail sauce, start with:

  • 1/2 cup ketchup

  • 1 to 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish

Mix well and taste. Add more horseradish if you want extra kick.